1. Body Tissues Cells are specialized for particular functions Tissues
Groups of cells with similar structure and function
Four primary types
Epithelium
Connective tissue
Nervous tissue
Muscle

2. Epithelial Tissues Found in different areas Functions Body coverings
Body linings
Glandular tissue
Functions
Protection
Absorption
Filtration
Secretion

3. Classification of Epithelium
Number of cell layers
Simple – one layer
Stratified – more than one layer
Figure 3.17a

4. Classification of Epithelium
Shape of cells
Squamous – flattened
Cuboidal – cube-shaped
Columnar – column-like
Figure 3.17b

5. Simple Epithelium Simple Squamous Single layer of flat cells
Usually forms membranes
Lines body cavities
Lines lungs and capillaries
Figure 3.18a

6. Simple Epithelium Simple cuboidal Single layer of cube-like cells
Common in glands and their ducts
Forms walls of kidney tubules
Covers the ovaries
Figure 3.18b

7. Simple Epithelium Simple columnar Single layer of tall cells
Often includes goblet cells, which produce mucus
Lines digestive tract
Figure 3.18c

8. Simple Epithelium Pseudostratified
Single layer, but some cells are shorter than others
Often looks like a double cell layer
Sometimes ciliated, such as in the respiratory tract
May function in absorption or secretion
Figure 3.18d

9. Connective Tissue Found everywhere in the body
Includes the most abundant and widely distributed tissues
Functions
Binds body tissues together
Supports the body
Provides protection

10. Connective Tissue Characteristics
Variations in blood supply
Some tissue types are well vascularized
Some have poor blood supply or are avascular
Extracellular matrix
Non-living material that surrounds living cells

11. Connective Tissue Types
Bone (osseous tissue)
Composed of:
Bone cells in lacunae (cavities)
Hard matrix of calcium salts
Large numbers of collagen fibers
Used to protect and support the body
Figure 3.19a

12. Connective Tissue Types
Hyaline cartilage
Most common cartilage
Composed of:
Abundant collagen fibers
Rubbery matrix
Entire fetal skeleton is hyaline cartilage
Figure 3.19b

13. Connective Tissue Types
Elastic cartilage
Provides elasticity
Example: supports the external ear

14. Connective Tissue Types
Fibrocartilage
Highly compressible
Example: forms cushion-like discs between vertebrae
Figure 3.19c

15. Connective Tissue Types
Areolar connective tissue
Most widely distributed connective tissue
Soft, pliable tissue
Contains all fiber types
Can soak up excess fluid
Figure 3.19e

16. Connective Tissue Types
Adipose tissue
Matrix is an areolar tissue in which fat globules predominate
Many cells contain large lipid deposits
Functions
Insulates the body
Protects some organs
Serves as a site of fuel storage
Figure 3.19f

17. Connective Tissue Types
Blood
Blood cells surrounded by fluid matrix
Fibers are visible during clotting
Functions as the transport vehicle for materials
Figure 3.19h

18. Muscle Tissue Function is to produce movement Three types
Skeletal muscle
Cardiac muscle
Smooth muscle

19. Muscle Tissue Types Skeletal muscle Can be controlled voluntarily
Cells attach to connective tissue
Cells are striated
Cells have more than one nucleus
Figure 3.20a

20. Muscle Tissue Types Cardiac muscle Found only in the heart
Function is to pump blood (involuntary)
Cells attached to other cardiac muscle cells at intercalated disks
Cells are striated
One nucleus per cell
Figure 3.20b

21. Muscle Tissue Types Smooth muscle Involuntary muscle
Surrounds hollow organs
Attached to other smooth muscle cells
No visible striations
One nucleus per cell
Figure 3.20c

22. Nervous Tissue Neurons and nerve support cells
Function is to send impulses to other areas of the body
Irritability
Conductivity
Figure 3.21

23. Regeneration of Tissues
Tissues that regenerate easily
Epithelial tissue
Fibrous connective tissue and bone
Tissues that regenerate poorly
Skeletal muscle
Tissues that are replaced largely with scar tissue
Cardiac muscle
Nervous tissue within the brain and spinal cord